Coverage

Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Data was collected between 2010 and 2011.
The sample size included 21,780 persons who had completed the questionnaire. The completion of the questionnaire was voluntary and in total, 99,000 questionnaires were originally distributed among patients in participating care facilities.

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Coverage

Years of collection, reference years, and sample sizes

Data was collected between 2010 and 2011.
The sample size included 21,780 persons who had completed the questionnaire. The completion of the questionnaire was voluntary and in total, 99,000 questionnaires were originally distributed among patients in participating care facilities.

Linkage

Standardisation

Possibility of linkage among databases

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable

Breaks

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Not reported

Data quality

Entry errors if applicable

Not reported

Breaks

Not reported

Consistency of terminology or coding used during collection

Not reported

Applicability

Strengths:
The survey capturespatient reported health status prior to hospitalisation and potentially significant information about integration and coordination of care. There is a comprehensive array of matters on which users can state their opinion and the Likert Scale is used for item responses.
Weaknesses:
Self-administered questionnaire of self-reported data (e.g. health status and reason for in-patient stay are self-reported) is not methodologically rigorous and does not include outpatient services. This is not a representative sample and there was a high non-response rate.

Applicability

Strengths:
The survey captures patient reported health status prior to hospitalisation and potentially significant information about integration and coordination of care. There is a comprehensive array of matters on which users can state their opinion and the Likert Scale is used for item responses.
Weaknesses:
Self-administered questionnaire of self-reported data (e.g. health status and reason for in-patient stay are self-reported) is not methodologically rigorous and does not include outpatient services. This is not a representative sample and there was a high non-response rate.